Category: Fish Reports

Los Barriles Fishing Report for July – Aug 8

WATER

Fist off, the water is perfect. Mid 80’s, clean and blue. We’ve had more than our share of afternoon wind this summer that rolls the water creating cooler temps at the surface. However, the water cleans up within a day typically.

BAIT

Sardinas are still up near the island. At least they are nice quality and plentiful. Ballyhoo are also available and right in front of the Palmas de Cortez hotel. Caballitos and mullet can be found in La Ribera and chunk squid at the Palmas de Cortez dock.

TUNA

The tuna bite has been a strange one this year. They will bite for 4 or 5 days, then develop a case of lock jaw for the next 3 or 4 days… then repeat. Recently, there has been good quality up to 60lbs. El Rincon is where the bigger models have been found.

DORADO

The dorado are still not very thick yet. A few bulls and a some decent size fish are showing up on the banks, but the numbers are just not here yet. Last year, they were here in numbers by now and stayed here through Feb. Let’s hope they get the memo and join the party.

ROOSTERS

The rooster bite is still strong. I haven’t seen many larger models in a couple of weeks but that doesn’t mean they are not here. The problem is most anglers are choosing to fish the tuna so rooster reports are scarce.

BILL FISH

The bill fish bite has been good and steady. If you choose to fish marlin, there’s a good chance you’ll release a few fish. A 380lb Blue Marlin won the Bisby’s Offshore held here in Buena Vista last weekend.

WAHOO

Wahoo are another fish that anglers are just not targeting much this year. There have been a few reports of wahoo being caught. I may take a shot at them tomorrow after doing some tuna fishing.

So there is your Los Barriles Fishing Report. Fishing can be really good or it can be better than being at work, if you know what I mean.

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Los Barriles Fishing Report for June 17th – 23rd

WATER

Fist off, the water is really cleaning up and warming. I thought it would take a few days after that last wind stopped to clean up and sure enough, I got one right. The water around the ocho ocho was near 89˚ and clean this week.

BAIT

Sardinas are still up near the island. At least they are nice quality and plentiful. Ballyhoo are also available and right in front of the Palmas de Cortez hotel.

TUNA

Before the winds, the tuna bite was fantastic… the wind really slowed things down. This past week the tuna were literally chewing the gel coat off the boat. Easy limits every day this week for most boats.

DORADO

The dorado are still not very thick yet. A few bulls and a some decent size fish are showing up on the banks, but the numbers are just not here yet.

ROOSTERS

The roosters are here and willing to play. We had a great day of rooster fishing yesterday. We released 8 fish from 7lbs to 35lbs.

BILL FISH

The bill fish bite is still really strong. Captain Carlos put angler Dan Estes on a couple of nice marlin this week with the biggest stripper going close to 125lbs. Nice fish Dan.

WAHOO

There were no reports of wahoo again this week. With how good the tuna bite is, nobody is looking for them.

So there is your Los Barriles Fishing Report for this past week. Fishing is really good right now and only getting better. If you are considering booking a trip for August, please do not wait to book. We have had to turn away several clients in June that waited too long to book trips with Captain Carlos.

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This East Cape fishing report for Los Barriles and surrounding areas from San Jose to Cerralvo Island. It’s not the best report I have posted, but it’s accurate. I didn’t remember this upwelling in the water until I checked my log from last June. The only difference was last June there wasn’t a wind in play.

WATER

Fist off, our water temps are right around 72-78 due to a good blow which rolled the water. When I say rolled, avid anglers know that the top column of water is pushed down allowing the colder water to rise to the top. We fished South yesterday to discover 72° green water. With nice weather in the forecast, the water should get back to normal in a few days.

BAIT

Sardinas are still up near the island. At least they are nice quality and plentiful. Ballyhoo are also available and right in front of the Palmas de Cortez hotel.

TUNA

Before the winds, the tuna bite was fantastic… most fish going between 20 and 30lbs with some quality 40’s mixed in.

DORADO

The dorado are still not very thick yet. A few bulls and a some decent size fish are showing up on the banks, but the numbers are just not here yet.

ROOSTERS

The roosters are here and willing to play. I have heard first hand that the island is holding some big fish.

BILL FISH

The bill fish bite is still really strong. Yes, they were the only ones not taking a break during the upwelling. They are sill within half day range. The good news is there are marlin to be caught and the bite is solid.

WAHOO

No reports of wahoo this week. The water needs to be a little warmer in order for us to see quantities. However, my spearo buddy did shoot several over the past two weeks. I know they are here, but nobody is fishing the hoo right now.

So there you have it. The East Cape fishing report for this week. It’s my goal to write another report this Sunday am. Tight lines everyone…

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Los Barriles fishing is heating up!!

WATER

Fist off, our water temps are right around 74 – 80 and hopefully on the rise. We did have some North winds that knocked the temps back down. But any day now the temps will begin to rise rapidly and Los Barriles fishing is going to be great.

BAIT

The pangueros still have not started to work for sardina’s yet in La Ribera. Currently we have live ballyhoo and mackerel available. We are traveling an hour North to take on bait.

TUNA

The tuna bite is getting better and better. Yesterday there was a 101lb fish caught along with some 30’s and 40’s.

DORADO

The dorado are finally making it here. A few bulls and a some decent size fish are showing up on the banks.

ROOSTERS

Are making a showing now. If we are able to make some sardinas, the numbers will show just how many have moved in.

BILL FISH

The bill fish bite was great earlier this week. They were anywhere from 3 to 6 miles off the beach. The good news is there are marlin to be caught.

WAHOO

No reports of wahoo this week. The water needs to be a little warmer in order for us to see quantities.

YELLOWTAIL

The yellowtail bite is still slow. One one or two fish last week trolling live bait.

SIERRA

Sierra’s are around and we found some willing to bite. They are a decent grade as well.

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WATER

I’ve received several phone calls lately regarding how Los Barriles fishing is. To be honest, there hasn’t been very many fisherman on the water in the past two weeks. Therefore, we don’t really have a great pulse on how the fishing is. We are back on the water next week, so we’ll know then.

Fist off, our water temps are right around 72-75. They are on the rise and hopefully they’ll be in the high 70’s next week.

BAIT

Secondly, the pangueros still have not started to work for sardina’s yet. Currently we have live ballyhoo and mackerel available. Hopefully this week they will begin to make some sardinas.

TUNA

The tuna are making a slow showing. Reports are coming in that they are about 50mi off under dolphins.

DORADO

We know they’re out there but there’s a lack of fisherman in the East Cape the last two weeks.

ROOSTERS

Are making a showing now. If we are able to make some sardinas, the numbers will show just how many have moved in.

BILL FISH

The bill fish bite has been mostly out of San Jose and Cabo. That 814lb monster blue is a good sign of things to come this season.

WAHOO

No reports of wahoo this week. Captain Carlos did see a couple last week but they weren’t interested in eating.

YELLOWTAIL

The yellowtail bite is one of chance for local anglers fishing live bait on the bottom. But, there were a few more caught last week locally.

SIERRA

Sierra’s are around and we found some willing to bite. They are a decent grade as well.

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Lastly, if anyone is in the market for chartering a super cruiser, please take a look at my buddy Matt’s 35′ Cabo. She’s all set up and ready to go. Great crew and gear. Check out the El Regalo

Welcome to the 2019 fishing season.

I’m going to do my best to put out a fishing report every week on Sunday/Monday and I’m not going to sugar coat it. It will be first hand info mixed with what I’m hearing around the boat yard and what I see on the Palmas de Cortez dock. The East Cape weather is in transition from winter to summer. Winds out of the North are becoming less frequent and air temps are rising. Be sure to check back for next weeks fishing report.

WATER – Our water temps are right around 70-72 this week.

BAIT – The pangueros have not started to work for sardina’s yet. Currently we have live ballyhoo and mackerel available.

TUNA – The tuna are making a showing this week off the Imen bank under and under porpoise about 20mi off La Ribera.

DORADO – We have had dorado around all winter. They really never left.

ROOSTERS – Similar to the dodo’s there are some smaller grade roosters in the mix as well down by the marina. A friend let me know that he caught and released the first “good one” from the beach with a fly rod.

BILL FISH – The bill fish bite has been mostly out of San Jose and Cabo.

WAHOO – No reports of wahoo this week but there were some caught a few weeks ago.

YELLOWTAIL – The yellowtail bite is one of chance for local anglers fishing live bait on the bottom. There are some better numbers coming in from Punta Norte.

SIERRA – Sierra’s are still around and we found some willing to bite off Punta Pescadero last week.

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Charter fishing in the East Cape was good again last week. 

BAIT – The bait supply is okay. Boats fishing live sardina are traveling sometimes to Cardonal and sometimes almost to the island and south around La Fortuna. There is still frozen squid supplied by Palmas de Cortez and East Cape Tackle. In addition to the sardina and squid, there are some caballito as well.  

WATER – Our water temps are still averaging 83/84 and the water color is clean and blue.  Once again the North winds stayed down and gave anglers the opportunity to get some fishing in. This week is shaping up to be another good week other than Monday and Tuesday. 

TUNA – The tuna bite is still good. Fish are between 12 – 30 pounds and feeding on both squid and live bait. Most fish from Punto Pescadero and some under the porpoise. 

DORADO – There is a good amount of dorado are still around and willing to eat if you know where to look. The dorado are feeding on both squid and sardina. 

ROOSTER – There are roosters still around. No giants were caught this week. Most of the roosters are 5-10lbs. 

BILL FISH – The bill fish bite was good agin this week.  Anglers are still catching mostly stripers. The blues taken this week included a couple 250lb models. 

WAHOO – A few wahoo are still around and willing to bite.  Only a few wahoo were caught this past week for the anglers willing to target them. 

SIERRA – I did hear of only one sierra being caught last week. This was probably due to a lack of anglers targeting them. 

YELLOWTAIL  – Same as the sierra, no word of any yellowtail being caught this past week. There was a 15lb Milkfish caught and released. 

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